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Council approves proclamations, appointments, temporary road closure, zoning first reading and authorizes engineering contract negotiations
Summary
The City of West Columbia City Council on July 30 unanimously approved a group of routine and project-related items, including a proclamation for European Business Day, an appointment to the Beautification Foundation Board, a temporary street closure for an Oktoberfest event, first-reading zoning for a Leapart Road parcel and authorization to negotiate engineering services for the Riverside Water Treatment Plant master plan.
The City of West Columbia City Council on July 30 unanimously approved a set of routine and project-related items, including a proclamation recognizing July 30, 2025, as European Business Day; the appointment of Steven Dorr to the West Columbia Beautification Foundation Board; a resolution authorizing a temporary closure of Center Street for an Oktoberfest event on Oct. 4, 2025; first reading approval of a zoning change for a property at 3214 Leapart Road; and authorization for the city administrator to negotiate professional engineering services for a master plan for the Riverside Water Treatment Plant.
Proclamation: The council read and adopted a proclamation recognizing European Business Day in the City of West Columbia for July 30, 2025. The proclamation names several European companies with operations in South Carolina and recognizes Moda Enterprises and Moda Crosslinking Business Academy for promoting the observance. The motion to proclaim was moved and seconded and the council “unanimously proclaimed” the day.
Appointment: The council approved the appointment of Steven Dorr to the West Columbia Beautification Foundation Board. A council member introduced the motion and praised Dorr’s local business and chamber experience. The council unanimously appointed him.
Temporary road closure: The council passed a resolution supporting a temporary closure of Center Street for the Savage Crafts Elle Works Oktoberfest event on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. The council discussed past event success and unanimously approved the closure.
Zoning first reading: The council gave first reading to the Planning Commission’s recommendation to establish zoning (C-3 to I-1 partial) for approximately 1 acre at 3214 Leapart Road (Tax Map No. 004597-08-037). City staff answered council questions about adjacent land use and noted the parcel was annexed into city limits. The motion passed on first reading unanimously.
City business and minutes: The council approved the minutes from the public hearing and the regular council meeting held June 3, 2025, by a single joint motion and unanimously adopted them.
Riverside Water Treatment Plant master plan: The council authorized the city administrator to negotiate a contract for professional engineering services to produce a master plan for the Riverside Water Treatment Plant. The motion was moved and seconded and approved unanimously; no contract award was finalized at the meeting — the vote authorized negotiations only.
Executive session: The council voted to adjourn into executive session to discuss personnel matters — a city clerk personnel matter and the city administrator’s annual performance evaluation — pursuant to the South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 30-4-70(a)(1) (cited in the meeting as South Carolina Code Annotated 30-4-78.1). The council moved into executive session following a seconded motion and a unanimous voice vote recorded on the agenda.
Where the transcript records unanimous voice votes but does not list each member’s named vote, the article reports the council’s announced outcomes and notes that individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the meeting transcript.
